CV

• b. 1980
• Based in Stockholm
• SE / US Citizenship

Education

• 2015-2016: The Royal Institute of Art (KKH). Mejan Arc: Art & Architecture. Stockholm, SE.
• 2012-2013: The Royal Institute of Art (KKH). Mejan Arc: Art & Architecture. Stockholm, SE.
• 2008-2010: Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design. MA Critical Writing / Curatorial Practice. Stockholm, SE.
• 2008: Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship. Business Courses. Stockholm, SE.
• 2005-2007: California Institute of the Arts. MFA Critical Studies / Creative Writing. Valencia, CA.
• 2004: Ohio Dominican University. Summer Literary Seminars (in St. Petersburg, Russia). Columbus, OH.
• 2004: Ohio Wesleyan University. NY Arts Program: Publishing. NYC, NY.
• 1998-2002: Oberlin College. BA Politics / Cinema Studies. Oberlin, OH.
• 1996-1998: ASMS (preparatory high school for students with aptitude for math / science). Diploma. Hot Springs, AR.

Awards / Honors / Grants

• 2022: Nordic Culture Point mobility grant for Cunning Like Doves.
• 2019: Stiftelsen Längmanska Kulturfonden publication grant.
• 2019: Hordaland Kunstsenter residency stipend.
• 2019: Frame Contemporary Art Finland foreign art expert travel grant.
• 2018: Banff International Curatorial Institute (BICI) arts writer award.
• 2015: KKH Konst & Arkitektur Critical Habitats travel grant.
• 2014: Kulturkontakt Nord mobility grant for "The Lottery."
• 2013: KKH Konst & Arkitektur Aspectivity project grant for curatorial research.
• 2012: KKH Konst & Arkitektur "TV in the Expanded Field: Workshop in Networked Cultures and Participatory Media" project grant.
• 2008: Alford curatorial research grant.
• 2007: CalArts interdisciplinary grant.
• 2006: CalArts research stipend to Sweden.
• 2005-2006: CalArts Lovelace merit–based writing scholarship.
• 2005-2006: CalArts Critical Studies teaching assistant scholarship.
• 2004: Alford travel stipend to Russia.
• 2002-2003: Oberlin Hutcheson merit–based cinema studies scholarship.
• 1996-1998: ASMS merit-based residential scholarship.

Residencies

• 2021: Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik (ZK/U), Berlin, DE.
• 2019: VV Foundation's Pāvilosta artist-in-residency (PAiR), Pāvilosta, LV.
• 2019: Hordaland Kunstsenter writer-in-residence, Bergen, NO.
• 2018: Banff Centre arts-writer-in-residence, Banff, CA.
• 2017: Konstepidemin curator-in-residence (GIBCA Extended), Gothenburg, SE.
• 2013-2014: Rupert (Educational Program), Vilnius, LT.
• 2012: Tomma Rum, Kil, SE.
• 2011: Tomma Rum, Malmberget / Gällivare, SE.

Internships

• 2009: Les Figues Press — copyeditor. Los Angeles, CA.
• 2006: Machine Project — grant writer / research assistant. Los Angeles, CA.
• 2004: Fence Magazine & Books — editorial adjunct. NYC, NY.
• 2000-2002: Oberlin Alumni Magazine — editorial assistant. Oberlin, OH.
• 2000: Here Here Gallery — gallery assistant. Cleveland, OH.

Teaching

• 2012: Konstfack — MA external supervisor for artist Rafael Garrido. Stockholm, SE.
• 2009: Internationella Skolan — humanities teacher. Älmhult, SE.
• 2007: Prodigy Consulting Associates Intl. — test prep teacher. Los Angeles, CA.
• 2006-2007: My Friend’s Place — writing teacher. Hollywood, CA.
• 2005-2007: CalArts — writing teacher / teaching assistant. Valencia, CA.

Workshops Led

• 2014: Experimental Exhibition Modes Workshop (co-led with Stefanie Hessler). Contemporary Art Center (CAC). Vilnius, LT.
• 2014: Creative Writing: Re-Contextualizing American Patriotism & Colonialism. Contemporary Art Center (CAC). Vilnius, LT.
• 2009: Creative Writing: Every Story Matters. International School. Älmhult, SE.
• 2007: Contemporary Literature (in collaboration with Matias Viegener). California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). Valencia, CA.
• 2006: Remixing Jemima (in collaboration with Douglas Kearney). California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). Valencia, CA.
• 2005-2007: Creative Writing. My Friend's Place. Los Angeles, CA.

Select Workshops Attended

• 2012: TV in the Expanded Field: Workshop in Networked Cultures and Participatory Media. The Royal Institute of Art (KKH). Stockholm, SE.
• 2010: Intellectual Property Workshop, Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship (SSES). Stockholm, SE.
• 2008-2010: Multiple workshops — emphasis on curatorial practice, design and implementation (Research Through Practice, Making Public, Social Entrepreneurship, Thesis). Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design. Stockholm, SE.
• 2005-2007: Multiple workshops — emphasis on creative writing and teaching (Textual Strategies, Short Story, Poetics, Essay, Experimental, Hybrid Forms, Assemblage, Interdisciplinary Practice, Teaching Practicum, Thesis). California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). Valencia, CA.
• 2004: Creative writing workshops (Fiction, Poetry). Summer Literary Seminars (SLS). St. Petersburg, RU.

Editorial

• What are you working on? / Vad har du på gång? — editor-in-chief, valeveil press.
• Lorazepam and the Valley of Skin: Extrapolations on Los Angeles / 730910-2155 — editor-in-chief, valeveil press.
• 2nd edition of Urs Allemann's Babyfucker — copyeditor, Les Figues Press.
• polemics — editor-in-chief, valeveil press.
• /n/oulipian Analects — assistant to eds. Viegener & Wertheim, Les Figues Press.
• CAP / My Friend's Place Journal (coeditors: Ackerman, Garfin & Olson). img
• Fence Magazine #13, Folding Ruler Star, A Magic Book — editorial adjunct, Fence Magazine & Books.

Performances / Readings / Lectures

• "Almost Half a Dozen" — Malonioji 6, Vilnius, LT.
• The Lottery "Open Forum" — Contemporary Art Center (CAC), Vilnius, LT.
• "The Real Fake Vs. The Fake Real: A Heterotopic Breakdown" — SITE Studio, Stockholm, SE.
• "Oulipo: Constraint-Based Art & Life" — Platform Sthlm, Stockholm, SE.
• “Checks and Balances” — Konstfack, Stockholm, SE.
• “0 through 9 (or Nine Lives),” (in collaboration with Sofia Karlsson) — KKH, Stockholm, SE. img
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• Poetic translation for “The One-Minute-Academy,” (in collaboration with Rossana Mercado Rojas) — Bastard Gallery, Stockholm, SE.
• Next Words MFA Thesis Reading — REDCAT, Los Angeles, CA.
• “t_r_eat: A HOLLYWOOD REGALE, CONVELLENT” (in collaboration with Bart Folkerts) — LACE, Los Angeles, CA. img
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• Poetics Readings — CalArts Butler #4, Valencia, CA. img
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Exhibitions

• “Aspectivity: The History of Seeing and Representation” — Galleri Mejan, Stockholm, SE.
• “Performing the Common” — Husby Konsthall, Husby, SE & Moderna Museet, Stockholm, SE. blog
• “Lights, Camera, Actions” — LACE, Los Angeles, CA.
• “The Loquela: a Ritual of Influence, an Ode to Nostalgia” — CalArts Butler #4, Valencia, CA. img
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• III (in collaboration with Alex Lorge) — CalArts C 113, Valencia, CA. img
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Film

• Marina Budovsky's “Dear Alphabet” — voice over.

Memberships / Associations

• American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU.
• Association of Writers & Writing Programs, AWP.
• Green Press Initiative, GPI.
• PEN International.
• Poetry Society of America, PSA.
• Swedish Art Critics Association / Svenska Konstkritikersamfundet, AICA Sweden.

Commentary on Work

• “WAYWO W LOKALU_30” by Martyna Merkis.
• “On a Route. November in Stockholm’s Galleries” by Alida Ivanov.
• “Performing the Common” by Cosmin Caciuc & Cosmina Goagea. pdf
• “Kontexten avgör tolkningen” by Clemens Poellinger.
• Lorazepam and the Valley of Skin: Extrapolations on Los Angeles by Vanessa Place.
• “On Target” by Jacob Kimvall.

Note: An unabridged version of CV is available upon request.